Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 78 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Apr 18, 2021, 7:49 PM AKDT (03:49 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 149 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-19 03:49:19 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.943° N, 164.631° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.0152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.187 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.7165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 50 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 75 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.539 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 123 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.298 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.8119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.672 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 101 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.024 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.058 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02150bno76. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.